WHERE W ERE YOU IN…? December
By Debra Starbird Vogele
F eatured on the 1st Southeast Nats that rolled into Tampa, FL, with a total of 1,051 registered participants attending. Elsewhere in the issue, the 9th Nationals North in Kalamazoo,
MI, touted perfect weather and the biggest “North” ever. In Curbside, editor Joe Mayall explored how ’88 was great for NSRA with an increase in
December ’88 cover was a photo from the
10,870. In Street Sweeper, the NSRA Car Club Division welcomed two new editions, the Greenbrier River Street Scene in Ronceverte, WV, and the Diablo Vintage Street Rods in California. The Mississippi Street Rod Assoc.’s International flatbed truck provided the perfect viewing perch for members to cruise the fairgrounds at the Southeast Nats.
membership up by over 4,000 (11%) and the Street Rod Nationals leaped in the number of registered vehicles by nearly 15% over the previous year to
O n the cover and Southeast Nationals in Tampa, FL. Also covered in the issue, the Northeast Nationals in Burlington, VT, with over 1,400 street rods in town for the 5th annual. Curbside did a recap on the 1998 NSRA season announcing an inside the December ’98 issue the 11th T he December ’08 issue covered the 15th Northeast Nationals (also seen on the cover) with nearly 1,600 vehicles driven to Burlington, VT, increase of 14-plus percent on NSRA event registrations
noting it was easy to see that every aspect of the sport was still on the rise. A total of 35,708 registered participants at the 11 events held with the 29th Street Rod Nationals
hosting 12,803 participants. The Super Prize
Roger & Cindy Pfalzgraf of Staunton, IL, drove their ’35 Ford pickup with teardrop trailer to all 11 NSRA events, a total of a little over 23,500 miles.
program was at an all-time high with over $90,000 worth of prizes at each event and for the ninth year in a row a brand-new
S-Series Chevy pickup was given away at each Divisional Nationals.
announced the stepping down of National Field Director Jake Moran after 24 years in the
position. Jake had attended
many from north of the border, the 7th Golden State Nationals in Sacramento, CA, with 1,401 participants and the 21st Southeast Nationals in Tampa, FL,
all but a few (304 of 315) of the NSRA events for the past 39 years. Street Sweeper
Pam & Doyle Erickson traveled to all NSRA events in ’08 in three different rods. Seen here with their ’72 Dodge Coronet and NSRA Event Directors Mike Chrispyn & Jerry Kennedy.
announced new NSRA Field Force additions Al Downing, Central
Leslie Smith, Hawaii State Rep, and Arlene Gregory, E. Tennessee Safety Inspector.
welcoming 1,523 participants. Editor Joe Mayall in Curbside
New York State Rep, Robert Stout, N. Texas State Rep,
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